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| View Poll Results: E39 front end conversion VS. Custom E36 nose job | |||
| Plan A: E39 Conversion (Headlights, Hood, Fenders) |     | 93 | 30.90% |
| Plan B: Custom work on the stock E36 nose piece |    | 208 | 69.10% |
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10-20-2002, 05:18 PM
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| Need your input for my Widebody E36 project- E39 conversion vs. custom E36 front FYI- PLAN B IS ALREADY UNDERWAY PLEASE CHECK LAST FEW PAGES TO SEE WHAT'S UP Ok guys I am going to keep this simple... I am trying make a final decision here but its killin me. A shop is building me up a 93' 325i 4D. The car will be equipped with the Full Rieger Inf. 2 widebody kit W/ACS side skirts molded into flares and all that good stuff. Here are my two options My shop basically told me that they can build what ever I design in photoshop which leads me to the 2 main designs... Plan A: Convert the whole front of the car to the E39 look(Euro clear 1 piece Headlights, M5 Hood, custom fenders) Pros: -First widebody E39 mutt in America  -Will be 100% functional( Headlights can be adjusted taken out with ease. -Would just be unbelievably DOPE Cons: -Cost me $4,000 dollars out of my pocket, and that's at 1/3 labor cost. -Will take them a month longer to finish my car(4 months total  -A chance it will not look just right on an E36(Cars lines, style ect.) -If anyone ever hit more or anything it would be bad news Pic of Plan A....  Plan B: Convert the nose piece to wrap all the way around the headlights and corners. Pros: -Will only cost me max $500 for headlights W/+Color matched or CF interior+DDE. Labor will be free -Retains the original E36 look with a little twist  -I figured out a really easy way to be able to just slide the nose piece straight out after removing 4 bolts(Easy to get headlight assembles out) -With the $$ saved I can get some other goodies(HID6K, BBk, etc.) Cons: -The eyes wont be as bright as the real deal but that’s about it  Pic of Plan B...  Both...  I am pretty sold on plan B now but from the beginning I had my heart set on doing the E39 conversion but it might be just a bit over kill and if it did not look just right it would always get to me, ya feel me. Let me know what you think. Thanks, Sean Behm
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10-20-2002, 05:28 PM
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| i would go with plan B, easier to do, get your car quicker, and you dont ruin the 3 series image by slapping some 5 series stuff on the front. Although since it is a show car and you wold get mad points for it i still like B better though.
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10-20-2002, 05:30 PM
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| Plan B all the way......god forbid if someone hit u with the e39 conversion i think u would just throw in the towel..its like throwing 4k out the window. I think plan b pic looks bad-ass. I would also be afraid of the e39 conv. not looking right, if that happened u would be screwed! Either way i cant' wait to see your new car
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10-20-2002, 05:44 PM
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| Just whipped this up. It makes it a little easy easer to choose 
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10-20-2002, 05:59 PM
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| i wouldnt do any of does 2. You got your wide body, tha itself will attract enought attention. Doing to much is like not doing enought...
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10-20-2002, 06:39 PM
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HAHA, there was a plan C actully. I dont like it too much now Plan C... 
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10-20-2002, 07:19 PM
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| They all look realy good bro.  what ever you do its goin 2 be clean ... |
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10-20-2002, 07:23 PM
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| damn sean, u got some mad photo shop skills bro, i'd probably go with b, but either way it's gonna be a hot ass ride, is everything gonna be shaved like in the pics?
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10-20-2002, 07:34 PM
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| Thank a lot guys. Yea all the shaving/molding you see in the pics is %100 accurate My body shop is working directly with the picture which I am thinking will be plan B I am going to have to figure out what paint I want to get which is going to be the next big decision Keep the comments coming Another big decision that I cant get off my mind is if I should do some sort of hood vents/scoops??? I am trying to think of as much as possible and take advantage of the free body work Throw out any little ideas you guys have Sean
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10-20-2002, 07:44 PM
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| So if you went with Plan A your car would look like this? I say go with Plan B. You don't want to over do it. BTW, that is an E36, right?
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10-20-2002, 08:14 PM
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yup, thats an e36
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